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ReviewTherapeutic delivery2025

Advanced drug delivery systems for the management of local conditions.

Lucía Lopez-Vidal, Kornelija Juskaite, Inken K Ramöller, Daniel A Real, Peter E McKenna, Josefina Priotti, Ryan F Donnelly, Alejandro J Paredes

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Review in Therapeutic delivery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Lucía Lopez-VidalSchool of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4808-2028
Kornelija JuskaiteSchool of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
Inken K RamöllerSchool of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
Daniel A RealUnidad de Investigación y Desarrollo en Tecnología Farmacéutica, Consejo Nacional de investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Haya de la Torre y Medina Allende, Córdoba, Argentina.
Peter E McKennaSchool of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
Josefina PriottiÁrea Técnica Farmacéutica, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina.ORCID 0000-0001-7493-3047
Ryan F DonnellySchool of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0766-4147
Alejandro J ParedesSchool of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0414-8972

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Localized disorders, even though originally confined to a specific body part, can progress into potentially life-threatening systemic disorders if treated inappropriately. Local treatment is often highly challenging due to poor penetration of therapeutic agents from their vehicles into the affected body site. Systemic treatment on the other hand often comes with unspecific side effects. The skin is the largest organ of the body, and conditions such as wounds and bacterial or fungal infections disrupt its natural barrier properties, important for the homeostasis of the human body. Advanced drug delivery systems for treating these conditions could greatly improve the treatment outcome and patient compliance. Other parts of the body that are of interest regarding localized treatment are, for example, the eyes along with mucosal tissues which are present in the vagina and lungs. Rather than focusing on specific diseases or parts of the body, this review provides an overview of the different drug delivery platforms that have been employed for enhanced local treatment. The following systems will be discussed: nanoparticle-based systems, such as nanocrystals, polymeric, lipidic, and inorganic nanoparticles, and nanogels; cyclodextrin inclusion complexes; and several devices like microarray patches, wound dressings, and films.

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Drug Delivery SystemsAnimalsHumansNanoparticlescyclodextrinsfilmsmicroarray patchesmicroneedlesnanocrystalsnanogelsNanoparticleswound dressings

Identifiers

PMID40020739
PMCPMC11875478

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